Classic BRIT Awards 2012 - nominations live blog

6 September 2012, 12:00 | Updated: 15 December 2016, 11:50

Get behind the scenes updates from one of the biggest nights in classical music, the Classic BRIT Awards 2012 launch. Join us for up-to-the-minute announcements as they happen - before the winners are announced in October.

Welcome to the Classic FM live blog! We'll be giving you live updates from the Classic BRIT Awards 2012 launch event at the Savoy Hotel in London. Keep refreshing the page to get our latest updates.

Be sure to join us here from 6.30pm for the latest news as we celebrate the achievements of this year's best classical artitsts.

7.19pm And it's all over! Barry McCann wishes the audience goodnight. "We look forward to welcoming you all at the Royal Albert Hall. Thank you, goodnight."

7.18pm What a beautiful voice, the whole audience are very impressed - there's a lot of well-deserved applause.

7.12pm Margherita thanks all the classical artists. "On behalf of all the team at Classic FM, if I could thank everyone in the room for giving the station such great music to play over the past 20 years. A massive thank you to you for making it possible."

7.11pm Classic FM have been honoured with our very own Classical BRIT Award! Darren Henley is on stage to collect the award, celebrating 20 years of the world's greatest music.

6.50pm Amy Dickson's taken to the stage to perform Chopin's Nocturne No. 2 on the saxophone. Beautiful.

6.48pm Apparently this year "there will also be a surprise and unique collaboration performance..." - but it's all top secret for the time being!

6.45pm "One of the most recognisable and best-loved voices on British radio" - Margherita's on the stage to announce the nominations. "It's going to be a really, really special show this year."

6.40pm We're reminiscing about last year's Classic BRITs ceremony with a video. Music, photos, performances - it's all coming back to us! Alfie Boe's on the screen, singing 'One Day More', as we speak.

6.35pm Amore are singing on stage now. Fantastic!

6.30pm The lights are down low, the classical artists are all assembled - and we're ready to start! Drum roll please...

6.29pm A beautiful performance of 'Happy Birthday' from Amore - in honour of our 20th birthday! What a treat, thank you.